Auburn football: Senior Bowl prep, players mixed feelings on Madden and a National Signing Day reminder

Welcome to SEC Country’s daily War Eagle Wakeup, a rundown of everything happening in Auburn football and Auburn Tigers athletics with Lauren Shute. Today, we discuss what’s happening at the Senior Bowl, football players’ reviews of Madden and a National Signing Day reminder.

Fun in Mobile

Senior Bowl practices, and all of the fun they entail, continued on Wednesday.

The gang (well, some of the gang) was back together again. Tigers offensive lineman Robert Leff went through his first day of workouts and Montravius Adams continued to shine.

Unfortunately, defensive back Rudy Ford did not practice (ankle), but the trio did get to spend some time with coach Gus Malzahn and defensive line coach Rodney Garner.

Malzahn touched on the status of quarterback Sean White, who suffered a broken forearm on the Tigers’ first drive in the Sugar Bowl, and offensive guard Braden Smith (White might not be ready for the start of spring ball, but Smith isn’t expected to miss any time.).

The head coach also revealed Auburn is monitoring quarterback John Franklin III, who dealt with cramping in his throwing hand during the Sugar Bowl in January.

Mixed Madden Reviews

So, it’s official, spring practice will start at the end of February.

Auburn players can enjoy the final NFL game of the season when the Atlanta Falcons take on the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Feb. 5.

Until then, however, student-athletes are going to have to find a few more ways to entertain themselves — outside of workouts and school.

That’s where Madden comes in to play.

The video game was released in August, but this spring could provide a brief window for players to get their video game act together.